FIACAILL COIRE AN T- SNEACHDA

A fine day for the Fiacaill Coire an Sneachda

Moon above the Fiacaill ridge

Sunrise above the Fiacaill Ridge

Towers of rime

Someone enjoying Point Five Gully

Coire an Lochain looking good

Ice forming on Fiacaill Buttress

Mess of Pottage

Coire an t-Sneachda and Cairn Gorm

Coire an t-Sneachda

What a stunning morning it was. Clear skies, no wind and full snow cover down to 700m in the Northern Cairngorms today. A fine day for another Fiacaill Coire an t-Sneachda traverse. Lots of rime ice on the crags and there is snow in depth in some places. Still hard work in the unconsolidated snow if it's not already trodden. The walk into Sneachda was superb. The sun was rising above the plateau and the moon was setting just above the Fiacaill ridge. Brilliant. By the time I got onto the Cairngorm plateau some cloud had drifted in from the west with the odd snow flurry. Below freezing on the summits. A cracking day to be out. Another one tomorrow!